Just to rule it out, my rad and fan on the MK3 pickup was nicked from my MK3.5 RS1800 (as I am using RST rad/fan on that one day) - and no difference in slots etc

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could you quote it from my thread as i'm still not sure which pic too look at

checked my old 1.1 mk3 rad this morning and it has a place for the fan, even more confised now lol

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cant for the life of me think what that is

i'll check tomorrow and see what is it, iirc the fan doesn't attach to that other than those locating slots and bolting to the front panel above the rad

what the chuff is that bit? looks like the edge of the rad to me, well kindof.

just make a mount yourself for the fan, easy

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Just Tie wrap it on, my slimline fans Tie Warped to my ally rad!

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no im not dead and neither is project fezz

1st up,i needed a iscv







next up was the timing (using my new timing tools)







looking at this pic it looks likethe cam timing is off going by the white marks, but they're setup bang on TDC

also looks like the belt is a little loose, how ever when u rotate the engine this tightens up but goes back to its "lose" state after returning to TDC, the tensioner cant go anu tighter so im hoping this is normal



all the covers on



the eagle eyed amongst you will notice that i still have to change to the smaller oil filter, this is getting done tomorrow, also hoping to get the engine mounted tomorrow, may not happen though as we cant get a hoist till the weekend, but we're gona see if we can do it without 1, without wrecking the engine/gearbox and ourselfs in the process

BIG SHOUT OUT TO ONSLACK for the TPS and gearbox mounts

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glad its progressing buddy

did you make sure the crank pulley marks lined up with the lines on the sump?

keep us updated

hi dude

i ckecked it 3 different ways, a tad OTT but never mind

1, placed a long screwdriver on the piston head and rotate till 'driver at its highest position

2, checked with mark on sump

3, inserted bolt from the timing kit into the thingy by the cranksensor, then rotate till the crank hits the pin



all 3 corrospond

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sweeet thats good news

as for the belt slackness, on the long straight( water pump side) how much can you rotate/twist the belt by?

by the looks of it this is 1 popular plus that is glad it found you goood work m8 keep up the updates.

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got the alternator on, i dont have PAS though so im missing a pulley, not sure what drive belt i'll need now?



drilled the hole to fit the rear engine mount



hopefully doing the front tomorrow if i can figure out what holes to use? im guessing im using the 1 on the right if the 3 to bolt the right hole on the engine mount? should all be fun and games

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the difference between a si cradle and "normal" fiesta cradle











fitted the gearbox to the cradle







lined up the gearbox to the engine









problem was, because the gearbox was fitted to the cradle it was a nightmare to line up to the engine, so the gearbox was removed from the cradle and fitted to the engine, then the mounts fitted, then the cradle

the car was then lifted







after a bit of jiggery-pokery (removing the rear mount) the engine was under



the engine is now bolted into place, all nuts torqued etc, next up..............................................................the wiring

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keep this posted as this is something im wanting to be doing in the future, is the wiring much of a hassel for a 1.6 - 2l conversion ?

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having major bother, apparently the front thermostat plug is black and purple and i dont have a black purple plug anywhere on my loom!

so im fooking snookered, i do have a couple of plugs but i dont wanna plug them in and hope for the best incase it screws something up, another concern is this:





what the fook are these wires for! they sit between the wiper motor (which i havent got wired up yet as i cant remove the cover! ) and the inlet manifold.

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ive had the same problem with aux belts mate as ive removed my pas pump,ive bought at least 4 blets tryin to find the right one
keep up the good work

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